"These are super cute. I wanted something a little more bold rather than the plain brown sperrys because I didn't want to look like I was wearing old man loafers. What I really like about the gold leather is that it doesn't look like it will scuff like the other typical sperrys do. They are super comfy. Unless you have exceptionally wide feet I would go a half size down. I'm normally a 7.5 but got a 7"